Our true nature is like a diamond - pure, brilliant, and indestructible. No matter how much dirt covers it, its essential nature remains unchanged.

The contradiction so puzzling to the ordinary way of thinking comes from the fact that we have to use language to communicate our inner experience, which in its very nature transcends linguistics.

The first step toward faith is to admit that we don't know everything.

People who study a lot but don't practice are like a ladle in a soup pot. It's in the soup every day, but it doesn't know the taste of the soup.

The path to liberation requires both understanding and practice, both pariyatti and patipatti.

Mindfulness means keeping one's consciousness alive to the present reality.

Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.

The difference between being caught in thoughts and being mindful of thoughts is like the difference between being in a movie and watching a movie.

Through continuous mindfulness practice, the true nature of physical and mental phenomena becomes clear.

Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight.

Enlightenment is like the moon reflected on the water. The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken.

If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.

We need the courage to learn from our experience and the wisdom to be willing to change and grow.

Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.

When thoughts arise, recognize them as the display of your own awareness, like recognizing your own children in a crowd.

The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy. This is the goal of Buddhist practice.

The path of awakening is not about becoming who we think we should be, but about unbecoming who we are not.

It is never too late to turn on the light.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy, and happiness is found in benefiting others.

Every step on the path must be with the understanding of anicca - impermanence. This is the essence of the teaching.

To live is enough.

Appearances are mind, mind itself is emptiness, emptiness itself is spontaneous presence.

The more we understand impermanence, the more we appreciate each moment of our lives.

If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.

Understanding at the intellectual level is not enough. There must be experience at the actual level.

There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.

Life is available only in the present moment.

Since all things are empty of inherent existence, anything is possible. If things had inherent existence, nothing would be possible.

We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It's just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.

True peace is found not in the absence of experience but in the clear seeing of all experience.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself.

The practice is like peeling an onion. Layer after layer of delusion is removed through continuous mindfulness.